Somerset Hunt Responds to Concerns Over Boxing Day Event Safety and Hygiene Wednesday, December 24, 2025 somerset hunt boxingday safety hygiene roadclosure cotleyhunt animalwelfare publicsafety foxhunting Members of the Cotley Hunt in Somerset have strongly rebutted claims that their traditional Boxing Day meet in Chard poses a significant risk to public safety and animal welfare. The hunt’s Boxing Day event takes place … Read More
Somerset Council to Invest Nearly £2.2 Million by 2029 to Protect County's Trees Saturday, December 13, 2025 somerset trees ashdieback treemaintenance highways publicsafety councilfunding diseasecontrol forestry contractor Somerset Council has announced plans to spend nearly £2.2 million over the next four years on maintaining and safeguarding the county’s trees, with a strong focus on tackling the devastating ash dieback disease. In compliance … Read More
Somerset Green Party Councillor Jailed for Role in Just Stop Oil M25 Protests Tuesday, December 9, 2025 somerset greenparty protest m25 juststopoil climateaction councillor sentencing publicsafety campaign Michael Dunk, a serving Somerset Green Party councillor, has been sentenced to 26 months in prison for his involvement in the 2022 Just Stop Oil protests on the M25 motorway. Elected in May 2022 to represent Frome West, Dunk … Read More
Removing ‘Unlawful’ Flags from Lampposts Costs Somerset Taxpayers £4,500 Daily Saturday, December 6, 2025 somerset flags taxpayers lampposts highways council removal publicsafety community law Somerset Council faces a hefty bill of approximately £4,500 each day to remove flags deemed “unlawful” from lampposts and other highway structures. Over recent months, the council’s highways teams have taken down … Read More
Police Reassure Wincanton Residents Following Serious Incident Sunday, November 30, 2025 wincanton police investigation attemptedmurder incident southsomerset publicsafety arrest highstreet community Residents of Wincanton in South Somerset were alarmed on Sunday morning when police cordoned off the town’s High Street amid an ongoing investigation into an alleged attempted murder. The incident resulted in a man sustaining … Read More
Attempted Murder Investigation in Quiet Somerset Town Sunday, November 30, 2025 wincanton somerset attemptedmurder assault investigation police arrest highvisibility publicsafety emergencyservices A man in his 20s was seriously injured in an attack on the High Street of Wincanton, a normally peaceful market town in Somerset, on Sunday morning. Police have arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder … Read More